Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. A
general license is hereby issued to mine, extract, receive, possess, own, use,
store, and transfer NORM not exempt in LAC 33:XV.1404 without regard to
quantity.
1. Persons subject to the general
license shall notify the Office of Environmental Compliance by filing the
Notification of NORM Form (Form RPD-36) with the department.
2. A confirmatory survey showing the presence
of NORM in excess of exempt levels provided in LAC 33:XV.1404 shall be
submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance.
3. Each general licensee performing on-site
maintenance on contaminated facilities, sites, or equipment or the excavation
of land shall establish and submit to the Office of Environmental Compliance
for approval written procedures as outlined in LAC 33:XV.1499.Appendix B to
ensure worker protection and for the survey (or screening) of sites and
equipment.
4. On-site maintenance
is authorized only if the maximum radiation level does not exceed 2 millirem
per hour at any accessible point in the work area.
5. Each general licensee shall establish and
submit to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval written
procedures for the survey (or screening) of sites and equipment to ensure that
NORM is not released for unrestricted use except under the provisions of LAC
33:XV.1417.
6. Storage
a. A general licensee is authorized to store
NORM waste in a container for 90 days from the date of generation. After such
time, the NORM waste shall be transferred to an authorized facility for
purposes of treatment, storage, or disposal.
b. To store NORM waste in a container for up
to 365 days from generation, a general licensee shall first submit a written
NORM waste management plan to the Office of Environmental Compliance and
receive authorization from the department. The general licensee may store NORM
waste in containers up to 365 days from generation under the written NORM waste
management plan while waiting for department determination.
7. Surface equipment that has been
removed from service and is not employed for its designated function, excluding
wellheads, shall be decontaminated to the limits specified in LAC 33:XV.1404,
or treated or disposed of in accordance with LAC 33:XV.1412 within one year
from the date the equipment was removed from service. This requirement does not
apply to equipment that remains subsurface and is associated with production
wells or injection wells classified as having future utility.
B. This general license does not
authorize the manufacturing or distribution of products containing NORM, or the
landfarming of NORM, or the transfer from one general licensee to another
general licensee of NORM with levels or concentrations greater than those
specified in LAC 33:XV.1404 for purposes of decontamination or
disposal.
C. The decontamination
for release for unrestricted use of contaminated facilities, sites, or
equipment shall only be performed by persons specifically licensed by the
department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, another agreement state, or
another licensing state to conduct such work or as otherwise authorized by the
department.
D. The general license
provided in this Section does not authorize the cleaning of tubular goods and
equipment in connection with a pipe yard, storage yard, or equipment
yard.
E. Facilities, equipment, and
sites contaminated with NORM in excess of the levels set forth in LAC
33:XV.1404 shall not be released for unrestricted use.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2001 et seq. and
2104.B.
